Students and professionals gathered at UC Davis and around the world on Nov. 3 to celebrate the first annual One Health Day, a day to come together and help change the way planetary health challenges are addressed.

A daylong event hosted by UC Davis was a chance to explore how academic institutions can help work toward clean energy and water, sustainable food production, and healthy lives and well being on the African continent.

The 6th Annual Biodiversity Museum Day took place on Feb. 18, with many of the campus’ labs, gardens, museums and more having opened their doors. Hundreds flowed through the Raptor Center for the event.

An infant in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, was seen with an abnormally distended belly earlier this month. An examination revealed live roundworms, and Gorilla Doctors decided to intervene.

HALI is working with a star PhD student from the OHI, Nistara Randhawa, on a project using sensors and satellite collars to track fruit bat movement and migration patterns. She shared some great photos from the field.

When pathogenic viruses pass from their animal reservoir into humans, the consequences can be severe. OHI Director Dr. Jonna Mazet had a great conversation with Benjamin Thompson of the popular Microbe Talk podcast.

Educators have struggled with how to prepare students for the culturally diverse and digitally connected communities in which they work and socialize. We spoke with a recent veterinary school graduate about the importance of working abroad.

It’s impossible to exaggerate the importance of forage fish to the overall health of the Salish Sea, which is why the SeaDoc Society is working hard to protect them.

Stories featured in Evotis Newsletter, Feb. 2017:

FINDING THE WORLD'S UNKNOWN VIRUSES — BEFORE THEY FIND USOne by one, the viruses have slipped from their hiding places in nature to threaten global populations — SARS, MERS, Zika. In each case, scientists have scrambled to identify the viruses and stop their spread. It's time for a more proactive approach.

GORILLA DOCTORS FEATURED ON60 MINUTES (360° VIDEO)Gorilla Doctors was recently featured on 60 Minutes. In addition to the full piece they shot for TV, they also produced a 360-degree virtual reality segment, which allows you to observe the full scene as they free an ensnared gorilla.

HOW TO BUILD AN OWL BOX (VIDEO)Using toxic chemicals to control rodent populations can poison and kill birds of prey like barn owls. Here's an easy way to let the owls handle the rodents for you, chemical free!